So that was 2012? What happened?

timebandit
By timebandit

If you were asked to do a 5 minute talk on the events of 2012 to a group of people that had just returned from a year off the planet?

What would be your headline items?

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What would be your fillers?

And what would be your "and finally" story? (This is one that is normally amusing to cheer everyone up at the end of the news)

By timebandit• 30 Dec 2012 11:09
timebandit

What do you think your final QL post of 2012 will be?

By GodFather.• 20 Dec 2012 08:04
GodFather.

England Beat India in Test Cricket for over 37 years,

Why is that England only beat India in India when they are world ODI champions..:)

Man City are the EPL Champions

West Indies win their first Major Cricket Trophy since the 80's

By GodFather.• 20 Dec 2012 08:00
Rating: 4/5
GodFather.

Obama Re-elected.

Ravi Shankar Dies

Queens Diamond Jubilee

Watched the London Olympics

Spain are the reigning World and European Champions again.

China gets a New Leader.

AK Gujral ex-indian PM dies.

the year when 12.12.12 happened

PY Gangnam Style is number 1

Britexpat can I just clarify that statement, it was a round for friends not just a pint..:)

By timebandit• 20 Dec 2012 07:58
timebandit

OBL was 1012?

UkEngQatar buys a pint for friends was 2005!

By britexpat• 20 Dec 2012 07:54
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

Gunman kills 27 in USA elementary school

London Olympic Games

death of OBL

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Greek government debt crisis

Arab Spring

Julian Assange takes refuge

UkEngQatar buys a pint for friends

By happygolucky• 20 Dec 2012 07:33
Rating: 4/5
happygolucky

In addition to the news of US President elect, Palestine got an observer seat in UN.

War in Syria still continues which until today has claimed several lives.

Egypt is stuggling to find its feet after the spring.

Several European Banks went under the scanner for their role in Libor rates rigging.

South Korea got their first woman president.

and finally,

the year saw the launch of Iphone 5 and Samsung SIII....:)

By timebandit• 20 Dec 2012 06:03
Rating: 2/5
timebandit

You know... I am racking my brain here trying to think of what my headlines would be. There is only one story that comes to mind over and over again.

Here in Qatar Villaggio is the only story of any significance that I can remember. Off the top of my head (without researching) the Olympics is the only story I can remember from the UK (my home country). And world wide nothing springs to mind except the stories that are current. There has been disaster and tragedy all over the place, but already I am struggling to remember what occurred in 2012 without having to figure out if it was this year or last year. Oh wait a minuet, I just remembered the US president got re-elected.

Fillers.... Are you kidding me! I can't remember headlines yet alone fillers.

And finally... Tomorrow the world is going to end, so cheer up it can't get any worse can it?

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